Ute Poerschke
Associate Professor, Appointed 2006
UXP10@PSU.EDU
429 Stuckeman Family Building
(814) 865-4238
Ute Poerschke has been an Associate Professor in the Department of Architecture at The Pennsylvania State University since Spring 2006. She taught design, construction, and energy responsible planning at the Technical Universities of Berlin (1999-2004) and Munich (2004-2005). She completed her doctoral degree in architectural theory about interpretations of functionalism at the Technical University of Cottbus in 2005. Her research interests are in the fields of theory, practice and teaching of architectural design as a process of integration. Her teaching areas include architectural design, technical systems integration (environmentally responsible and energy conscious design, lighting and acoustics in architectural design), methodology of architectural inquiry, and architectural theory. She is a partner within the architectural firm Friedrich-Poerschke-Zwink Architekten, Munich/Germany.
Research Interests:
- Architectural Design as a Process of Integration
- Theory of Functionalism
- Materials and Construction, as well as Lighting, Acoustics, and Energy Responsible Technologies as Creative Tools within the Architectural Design Process
Current Teaching:
Fall:
- Arch 231 Basic Design and Research III
- Arch 520 Methods of Inquiry in Architecture and Urban Design
- Arch 536 Design Inquiry (Graduate Studio)
Spring:
- Arch 232 Basic Design and Research IV
- Arch 480 Technical Systems Integration